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Founding of the First Philippine Republic and beginning of the Philippine–American War; The war contributed to the popular image of Theodore Roosevelt as a war hero and advanced his career, in 1901 became the 26th president of the United States; Spain sells to Germany its last colonies in the Pacific in 1899; Philippine–American War (1899 ...
1960 – U-2 incident, wherein a CIA U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace 1960 – Greensboro sit-ins, sparked by four African American college students refusing to move from a segregated lunch counter, and the Nashville sit-ins, spur similar actions and increases sentiment in the Civil Rights Movement.
1950–1955: Formosa (Taiwan): In June 1950, at the beginning of the Korean War, President Truman ordered the U.S. Seventh Fleet to prevent People's Liberation Army attacks upon Formosa and Republic of China Armed Forces operations against mainland China.
Timeline of pre–United States history; Timeline of the history of the United States (1760–1789) Timeline of the history of the United States (1790–1819) Timeline of the history of the United States (1820–1859) Timeline of the history of the United States (1860–1899) Timeline of the history of the United States (1900–1929)
This is a list of conflicts in the United States.Conflicts are arranged chronologically from the late modern period to contemporary history.This list includes (but is not limited to) the following: Indian wars, skirmishes, wars of independence, liberation wars, colonial wars, undeclared wars, proxy wars, territorial disputes, and world wars.
Nonetheless, the social conformity and consumerism of the 1950s often came under attack from intellectuals (e.g. Henry Miller's books The Air-Conditioned Nightmare and Sunday After The War) and there was a good deal of unrest fermenting under the surface of American society that would erupt during the following decade.
1950 1950 APRA coup d'état Part of the Indonesian National Revolution Indonesia Netherlands: Legion of the Just Ruler: 1950 1950 Makassar Uprising Part of the Indonesian National Revolution Indonesia: East Indonesia: 1950 1950 La Revolución del 50 Peru: Rebels 25 June 1950, 27 July 1953 [5] Korean War Part of the Korean conflict
June 27 – Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman orders American military forces to aid in the defense of South Korea. June 28 – Korean War : North Korean forces capture Seoul . June 29 – United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup) : The United States men's national soccer team defeats England 1–0 in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in ...